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syscom3 said:
Anyone notice that the wires on the instrument panel are tied to a "radiation tag"?
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Has something to do with the luminescent material used for the indicator markings on instruments...

As a bit of FYI on the last batch of images, the one labeled as 'Hellcat' is a Bearcat... nice image, 'tis the nicest scan I've seen on the web of that particular scene.


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lesofprimus said:
And so it is, but seeing as I did not title that pic, I officially decline any responsibility for said incorrectness.......
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evangilder said:
Does anyone know the story about that crash? The folding wingtips are torn off of the bearcat. I wonder if it was because of the crash, or if it caused the crash.
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Only the wingtips are damaged/missing... the wingfolds are at the flap/aileron break.

At first I thought he may have had a gear collapse on landing (starboard mainmount is missing) and then plowed into the island, ripping the starboard wingtip off and swinging the ship up and around into the island. But I've seen this photo in several printed and online sources and knew that I'd also seen another shot of this accident. So I did some digging...

This was F8F-1 BuNo95395 of VF-19A onboard USS Tarawa (CV-40). This was the aftermath of a barrier strike during landing on 5 August 1947. She missed the wires, floated into the barrier and bounced a couple times before coming to rest against the island. Pilot was A-O-K.

Here's a shot of the second bounce...


Image source: Bent and Battered Wings - USN&USMC Damaged Aircraft 1943-1953 by Jim Sullivan, published by Squadron/Signal


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